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NATURE & GASTRONOMY

 

 

 

  bua hi-ma

 

Thailand

Bua hi-ma, a tuber-like rhizome, originally from Latin America and known in English by its Spanish name yacon.

 

On the outside it has a thin, brown skin, on the inside it has an apple-like texture and a colour reminiscent of that of a peeled potato.

LIST OF THAI BOTANICAL NAMES

 

  bua hi-ma